2014... We came we conquered!!

Ahhh it's an end to another year! 2014 was a year full of excitement, achievement, happiness and sadness. In my short life already I feel as though the years pass by so quickly, but I didn't realise how quick exactly 2014 would go! For me it was a real full on year! I experienced my last year at school, graduating, a crazy week at schoolies, family holidays and an unfortunate death in my large family. Every experience i faced in 2014 has definitely had an impact on how I see myself as an individual. Not only has the good but also the bad experiences have shaped me into the young adult I have become. On New Year's Eve at 11:55, I literally had a little reflection of my whole year, that's whilst amusing myself with everyone's drunken talk and dance moves hehe, for example I thought of the things I've accomplished and the challenges I've faced. 2014 was (past tense cause Its already 2015!!) an incredible year, and I'm sooooooooo very excited to see what 2015 will bring me, now that I have the freedom (after graduating) to do what ever I want! 2015 will be the year that I have to grow up and decide what I want to do with my life! I cant even decided what I want for breakfast in the morning, let alone what I want to do for the rest of my life!! But I am excited to see  what happens in 2015, I can already tell it's going to be a very interesting and adventurous year. My only New Years resolution is to DO MORE WITH MY DAYS... nothing really in particular but it could be to write, read or work more or even to adventure on a daily! Too be honest I'm excited to work more so that I have some money in my pocket to buy more clothes!!! It really is an obsession - clothes\shopping that is ;)

I wanted to share a couple of my favourite photos that I took in 2014! I would love it if you could comment below and share some of your best memories from 2014 or even your New Years resolutions for 2015!!

I wish everyone a great year full of excitement and adventure.

-Hann

Drawing Inspiration

MOOD-BOARDS are for the creators needing inspo!

Inspiration can be drawn from anything and everything; whether it be the ocean, a song, a tshirt or a word. Everyday i am inspired by one hundred different things and whatever it may be, it makes me want to create something new. The other day i had a big empty canvas sitting in the corner of my room, and i was looking at it thinking how have i left a blank canvas in my room for so long without doing anything with it. I'd recently been flicking through a bunch of dated magazines stacked up through my cupboards. There were so many beautiful pictures of elegant models and unique drawings, so i thought I'd grab the scissors and begin tearing. After placing a bunch of selected images to the canvas, i thought to myself, this is called something... people paste images on canvas and use it.... use it to draw inspiration to their minds.... then it hit me, a MOOD-BOARD. I always read on other blogs, them describing mood boards as a great use for creating new things. So thats exactly what i did, i made a mood board and thought a lot about each and every image i pasted. Since creating this mood-board I have had many ideas about what fashion pieces i want to eventually create, and what style i'm going to follow. Mood-boards can be used for anything at all, but i have decided to create it for the purpose of creating some sort of inspo (which is a term short for inspiration) for my future designs that i wish to create. So anyway the moral of this post, is to share with you guys the great use of mood-boards :\ i think....
Yet another random post by me.
Readers you might even try creating a mood-board for yourselves for any purpose at all, if you do and get inspired leave me a comment and let me know!

- Hann

The Stones

'Angus and Julia Stone' - The perfect duo

Every night when i come home and feel like I'm in a zen mood or need to get in a zen mood i always open up my Spotify playlist and play a song by Angus and Julia Stone. I can't even explain to you the feeling i get when i hear their voices sing together as a duo. The brother-sister folk blues duo are the perfect partnership that produce calm and reflective music. There voices are so different than any other band, that when i play a song i can just lay back and shut my eyes, and feel a specific sense of emotion depending on the song choice. Whether its 'Big Jet Plane', 'For You' or 'Just a Boy', i can never bring myself to fast forward the song or to change it. The sense of calmness i feel and even purity from the instruments are so admirable and comforting. FreeStyle readers i suggest you log into YouTube or Spotify and search an Angus and Julia Stone playlist. Not only will you bless your ears with the beautiful sounds but it even lets your emotions flow. One of my favourite songs form the pair is 'And The Boys'. Julia Stones voice is so soft and subtle and with the accompany of tones from other instruments for instance, the drums, keyboard and acoustic guitar, it really makes up a beautiful song. All of The Stones songs they have produced, have meaning and after reading several different lyrics they can be relatable for many people. I just wanted to share with you guys one of my favourite bands that i really enjoy listening to and for me never gets old. Below i have made a list of a handful of songs by Angus and Julia Stone, and i hope that you find time to listen to some of them to brighten your day, let emotions run or even to feel a sense of calmness and zen. 

Take a peak at some of 'Angus and Julia Stones' incredible songs:

Just A Boy

Hold On

For You

Mango Tree

Big Jet Plane

And The Boys

Reader i hope you enjoyed this little post and feel free to give me feedback and dont be shy to interact by commenting below. 

- Hann

My Splendid Experience

'Splendour In The Grass' Music Festival 2014.

It has been exactly 19 weeks, 154 hours, 14 minutes and 56 seconds (and still counting) since i experienced the most thrilling music festival; 'Splendour In The Grass' in Byron Bay. The three-day festival was full of excitement, good vibes, awesome music and unforgettable memories. I remember sitting with my friends during our lunch break at school as we were rattling off ideas, trying to figure out if we should attend the festival. My friends and I were unsure if we should make the decision to go, as we were in year 12, therefore had ridiculous amounts of assessment to complete, as well as realising we only work part-time jobs, so could we really afford it. Once i came to terms that i couldn't miss one of the biggest events of the year, it took a little bit of convincing through the parental's to let me go. Thankfully i was aloud to go, purchased tickets and accommodation and turned my wardrobe upside town to get prepared for the exciting festival. Finally the 24th of July came and my three friends and I were on our way on the Bruce Highway during the early hours of the morning, heading to Byron Bay.

I feel as though there is just too much to tell you guys yet not enough time or space to write it. Starting from the drive down to Byron Bay, to the Backpackers Lodge we lived in for four days, the festival in itself and the bus rides home. I guess ill skip to the most important part of the weekend, which is the only reason why we were attending the festival in the first place, and that is if you cant guess it....... THE ARTISTS! Me and my friends were astounded by the lineup and we couldn't believe that so many popular artists were playing over the three days. I could go on forever explaining every  band or artist that we watched in so much detail. I even get excited about telling you all who we saw and what songs i literally died listening too! Here are a few of my favourites that were incredible during the weekend: The Preatures, Grouplove, Rufus, Foals, Peking Duk, Foster the People, Childish Gambino, Sticky Fingers, Nina Las Vegas, City and Colour and OutKast! Yes i couldn't just narrow it down to two or three, that just wouldn't be fair. Get this over 80 Australian and International acts played over the weekend on three different stages and i was there!

Each day we would arrive to the Byron Bay Parklands around 1:00pm and we would leave around 1:00am, sometimes even later depending on if we could get a bus or not. The time spent at the Parklands went by so quick, and each day would be over before you knew it. Each night the girls and I would legit have a debrief of the day and it would go on for hours. There was just to many memories to cover in the one day.

I love spending time in Byron Bay, cause i feel like it's a place filled with chilled vibes and no judgement and 'Splendour' was definitely a place filled with both of these things. Each stage i went to had such a good ambience, its hard to even explain. I replay the videos i captured of each band, listening to the music and even watching the crowd just melt at what they see and hear. This is one of my favourite videos that i could honestly watch on repeat. Firstly, The Preatures are playing and they one of my favourite bands, but secondly watching the crowd bop around to the song "Is This How you Feel!"and lastly you cant beat that subtle afternoon light, it really does set the ambience. I was also sneaky as i captured my best friend Michaela smoothly dancing to Isabella Manfredi's luscious voice. i have to show you guys the small clip just so you can have a glimpse of what the vibe was really like.

Not only was the music unbeatable, but the style that caught your eye everywhere you looked was incredible! i could just sit down somewhere and watch everyone walk past, as i was so driven to each and every different persons sense of fashion. The style i saw really did excite me, as everyone looked so different and it was cool to see the variety of expression through clothes. There were probably two trends that you would see about 100 times a day, and this was flower crowns and bindi's on the face; Not judgements here, but it just interests me with what trend is popular at the time. Every morning when i was figuring out what to wear for the day, i didn't feel like there was boundaries for what i should or shouldn't wear. I found that you wear what you want and what you feel comfortable in, as i felt like there is no judgement when you got to the festival.

Not only did 'Splendour In The Grass' for 2014, meet my expectations they made them better! I have now installed an app on my phone called Countdown, just so i can countdown the days until next years 'Splendour' Festival. And if you were wondering we have 226 days until 'Splendour' in 2015. Just if you guys are interested in seing the wrap of the festival for this year, here is a video where you can watch what the overall vibe was like over the three days, instead of me just explainig it to you!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEKoFG9G898

I seriously get goosebumps every time  i watch the video because it excites me for whats to come next year. Anyway i feel as though i could write forever about the festival, and i don't want you guys to have to sit here and read 100 pages about the one topic. To wrap this up, all i have to say is you guys should definitely think about attending next years 'Splendour In The Grass' music festival in Byron Bay, if your interested in awesome music and good vibes. You may even decide to write a 1000 word essay like me ;)

Thank you FreeStyle Readers for letting me express my excitement and memories with you all!

- Hann

Just a little warm welcome

Welcome inquisitive readers to my blog: FreeStyle. 

My name is Hannah and i decided to create a blog. Initially it was for a school production in my Film TV class. My teacher knew i was passionate about all things to do with fashion, therefore for my last ever piece of assessment for year 12 in 2014, i decided to make a production of a blog. I was actually really excited to create the blog as it was something totally out of my comfort zone. Throughout school i was always talking my work down, however soon i realised (well actually during the end of the year), i convinced myself that my writing isn't as bad as what i think. So anyway i gained the courage to begin writing opening where the public can read my work... so i bring to you my blog FREESTYLE.  

This blog is a place for me to share with you all my imagination, fashion thoughts, creativity and also a place for you to hopefully interact. I want to pretty much give you guys insight into my love for not only fashion but also music and all kinds of random thoughts i have. It pretty much is a place for me to express my mind into writing, instead of just bottling it up for myself and not sharing it with you readers.

I hope you guys enjoy reading what my blog has to offer. 

Thanks for stopping by my blog, feel free to read some of my posts. 

- Hann

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Divergence

Divergence is a is a surrealist film that i produced. It focuses on the world of human kind from two different points of views. The film displays a juxtaposition of nature and world issues displayed by humans. With a variety of beautiful landscape shots and intense also dramatic ‘world issues’, audiences are able to get an understanding of how humankind has impacted on both the breathtakingly stunning and even fearful wonders of the world. Enjoy.




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